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If you read they article you'll see they are mentioning feature/specs as well, including "fingerprint scanners on the back".
by kbody 10y ago
If you read they article you'll see they are mentioning feature/specs as well, including "fingerprint scanners on the back".
- freehunter 10y agoIMO the idea of "_____ on the back" is terrible usability. My grandma has an LG something or other with the volume and power buttons on the back, and every time I use it, I have to flip the phone over to see which button I'm pushing. That's fine, I don't use it often. But she uses it every day, and she still does that. Granted she's super old, but phones aren't made exclusively for Millennials. My car has controls behind the steering wheel, but for every control behind the steering wheel there is a control on the dashboard too. Nothing is exclusively hidden out of sight.
- AndrewDucker 10y agoNo, phones aren't made exclusively for millenials. But this one _could_ be made for one market, and other people could buy a _different_ phone that was made for a different market...
- celticninja 10y agothe fingerprint scanner on the back is actually incredibly useful, at best it is placed just where you would put your finger whilst holding the phone in normal use, at worst you tap your finger and move it to the more comfortable position. I agree that any other buttons on the back are not useful but having had this feature on my phone for a few weeks now I would hate to go back to always needing to pin unlock it.
- wstrange 10y agoI have a Nexus 6P, and the fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone is brilliant. It is very easy to find without looking, and you can unlock the phone one handed. I actually can't imagine why one would want the fingerprint scanner on the front of the phone.
- freehunter 10y agoWell there's already a button there that I'm already in the process of pushing. I don't even have to think about if I'm using the fingerprint reader in an iPhone, I just click the button I was already about to press and it automatically unlocks the phone as well. What's the point in having a giant bezel to fit a front button like the Pixel if you're moving half of the function of that button to the back? Now I have to specifically place my finger somewhere just so the fingerprint can be read. I unlock an iPhone one-handed all the time. Just tap the home button. Done.
- dingaling 10y ago> My grandma has an LG something or other with the volume and power buttons on the back, That design was actually based on Proper Market Research (tm) wherein LG determined that most phone droppages occurred when people were using edge-mounted buttons and therefore only holding the phone lightly. With the buttons on the reverse you can keep a firm grasp of the phone whilst activating them. Plus of course it's a differentiator in a crowded market, but I wouldn't be surprised if it originated on a Chinese design. That's where the real innovation is happening.
- kleiba 10y agoGoogle + finger print scanner = ?
- lallysingh 10y agoI read it, I wasn't impressed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOgZwk9rN8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOgZwk9rN8